PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Barbosa (ranked 1164 p4p, 2680 weight class) and Mbuti Bayaka (ranked 122 p4p, 268 weight class). The key to victory for Mason Barbosa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barbosa
vs
Bayaka

182 cm
26
163
4 - 1 - 0

163 cm
24
163
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

NARCOS
Wrestler Wayfare

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mbuti Bayaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bayaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayaka's elbow.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bayaka won't allow it.
Bayaka has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Bayaka misses with a body punch.
Bayaka lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bayaka working aggressively here.
Bayaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Bayaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayaka tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Bayaka prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bayaka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Bayaka is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bayaka fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayaka.
Bayaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bayaka.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Bayaka.

Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bayaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Bayaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayaka is looking to clinch.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Bayaka moves out of range.
Bayaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bayaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bayaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bayaka moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Bayaka slips the punch.

Bayaka clinches.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Bayaka keeps him there for the moment.
Bayaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bayaka misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bayaka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayaka lands a couple of digs.
Bayaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bayaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bayaka on the ground.
Bayaka throwing strikes but missing.
Bayaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bayaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa looking to control.
Bayaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbosa has wrist control.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bayaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bayaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Bayaka scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bayaka distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bayaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bayaka landing with the ground and pound.
Bayaka is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bayaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bayaka lands a couple of digs.
Bayaka is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Bayaka from controlling successfully.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Bayaka arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barbosa's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mbuti Bayaka!
Mbuti Bayaka is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Mbuti Bayaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.